History

Amethyst bottle, made in Egypt, c.2675-2130 BC pic.twitter.com/M7MHmo1hlW

— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) February 25, 2026

 

An Insight

The impulse for retribution.

There’s a tone you hear right before a civilization ages out. It isn’t the sound of defeat. It’s the sound of score settling.

When leaders talk about what they’ll do to their enemies once they “come back,” you’re not listening to governance. You’re… https://t.co/hHBBeQ8Ffq

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) February 20, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

Stunning sea slug

from the family Caliphyllidae
pic.twitter.com/3LmzpSiOtZ

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) February 19, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

🇺🇸 The US State Department is building a portal with a built-in VPN so Europeans can see content their governments banned, including posts on X that got the platform fined 120 million euros.

A foreign government has to step in because Europe censored its own citizens so hard… https://t.co/ZtrSJbEQz6 pic.twitter.com/5CsySLT5jp

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 18, 2026

 

Data Talks

Teachers average among the least intelligent university graduates.

In a given year, the lowest-scoring groups on the GRE, SAT, and ACT are usually those pursuing degrees in education. https://t.co/54Sav3E0Sc pic.twitter.com/cL2txh14ak

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) February 19, 2026

 

Woman with Spanish Shawl, c. 1926 by J.C. Leyendecker

Woman with Spanish Shawl, c. 1926 by J.C. Leyendecker (Germany/America, 1874-1941)

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History

25 February is the commemoration of Ethelbert of Kent, the first Anglo-Saxon king to convert to Christianity. Bede gives a famous account of his meeting with Augustine and his death in 616, 'first of the English kings to ascend to the heavenly kingdom': https://t.co/i4xt7esz8D pic.twitter.com/htyyXMEUi2

— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) February 25, 2026

 

An Insight

Senator from VT wants a moratorium on data centers. Governor of Mississippi wants to attract them.

The worldviews expressed here are as good a window as any into why the South has been growing a lot more quickly than the Northeast. pic.twitter.com/sMKNJgXKYz

— Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 (@GaryWinslett) February 25, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

My favourite drovers' road, looking so atmospheric in the rain, with the fantastically witchy boughs of horse chestnut above🌳
These are high-hedged, ancient routes for walking cattle between summer and winter pasture💚 pic.twitter.com/WUcJn5oLUh

— Beatrice Groves (@beatricegroves1) February 19, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

.@edokeefe, we brought the receipts ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/LJ1h0QxuhB

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 19, 2026